James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
James Webb Space Telescope, information, updates and discussion |
Aug 23 2005, 02:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 13-March 05 Member No.: 191 |
The manufacture of the JWST mirror blanks has now been completed.
Despite this milestone, the fate of JWST is still somewhat precarious, because although the scientific bang from the telescope is expected to be huge, the bucks required have increased to a staggering $4.5 billion. A Space.com article on the squeeze in NASA's space-based astronomy plans gives some background. The JWST home page can be found here. The Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs Hubble, also has a site here. As does ESA. |
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Jun 9 2007, 01:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Dublin, Ireland Member No.: 113 |
Currently - and remember these things can change - the following sessions on Monday morning are open to non-mission attendees. You will have to register, but staff have been told to expect UMSF members. If you have a problem, ask to speak with Dympna O'Callaghan. If you feel the need to attend other sessions, talk to Dympna on Monday. This is not a general invite to the public, but we at the Institute for Advanced Studies are very keen to facilitate anyone with a serious interest in astrophysics.
Great Hall (Main meeting room) Registration Johnston Room (from 8:30) 09:00 Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Welcome (Ray) 09:30 JWST Science Objectives (Gardner) 10:00 JWST Mission Overview and Status (Menzel) 10:30 JWST Observatory Overview and Status (Lynch) 11:00 Break 11:30 OTE and Wavefront Sensing Overview (Feinberg) 12:00 NIRCam (Rieke) 12:30 NIRSpec (Jakobsen) 13:00 Lunch (Baroque Chapel) |
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